Project Management · head to head
Huly vs Linear

Huly
Project Management
Open-source all-in-one project management and collaboration platform
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Huly cloud pricing charges separately for storage and video/audio bandwidth, which can be unpredictable.; Linear no task-level Gantt chart; Timeline view is available for projects only, not individual issues
- They diverge on capability: Huly covers Team Planner, Linear covers Fast, real-time sync.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Huly and Linear actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Huly
- Team Planner
- Project management
- Virtual Office
- Real-time chat
- Document collaboration
- GitHub sync
Only in Linear
- Fast, real-time sync
- Keyboard-first design
- Automatic issue tracking
- Cycles (sprints)
- Projects & milestones
- Custom workflows
- API & webhooks
- Built-in roadmaps
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Huly
- Replacing multiple SaaS tools with one self-hostable platformnot Linear
- Remote team collaboration with persistent virtual officesnot Linear
- Issue tracking synced with GitHubnot Linear
- Combined docs and project management for small teamsnot Linear
Linear
- Issue management and triage, converting customer feedback into prioritized issuesnot Huly
- Strategic planning via initiatives, roadmaps, and PRDs from idea to launchnot Huly
- Agent-assisted development, with agents drafting docs and submitting pull requestsnot Huly
- Code review with structural diffs for human and agent outputnot Huly
- Progress monitoring via dashboards tracking cycle times and project healthnot Huly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Huly
- Cloud pricing charges separately for storage and video/audio bandwidth, which can be unpredictable.
- AI features are listed as 'TBD' rather than fully available.
- Being a broad all-in-one tool, individual modules are less deep than dedicated best-of-breed products.
- Self-hosting requires operational effort compared to fully managed competitors.
Linear
- No task-level Gantt chart; Timeline view is available for projects only, not individual issues
- No native time-tracking or hour-logging feature
- No native Linux desktop app; official FAQ states it 'may come in the future but it's not on the roadmap for now'
- Free tier capped at 250 issues and 2 teams
Pricing, plan by plan
Huly
Free- CommonFree
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited Huly objects
- 10GB storage
- Rare$19.99/month
- Unlimited users
- 100GB storage
- 100GB video/audio traffic
- Epic$99.99/month
- Unlimited users
- 1TB storage
- 500GB video/audio traffic
- Legendary$399.99/month
- Unlimited users
- 10TB storage
- 2TB video/audio traffic
Linear
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited members
- 2 teams
- 250 issues
- Basic$10/month
- 5 teams
- Unlimited issues
- Unlimited file uploads
- Business$16/month
- Unlimited teams
- Private teams/guests
- Triage Intelligence
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- SAML/SCIM
- Granular admin controls
- Invoice/PO billing
Which should you pick?
Choose Huly if
- You need team planner.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, windows, mac, linux.
- You also want project management.
Choose Linear if
- You need fast, real-time sync.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows.
- You also want keyboard-first design.
Questions people ask
- Is Huly or Linear better?
- Neither clearly leads. Huly starts at Free and Linear at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Huly or Linear?
- Huly starts at Free and Linear at Free.
- Does Huly or Linear run on more platforms?
- Huly runs on web, windows, mac, linux. Linear runs on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows.
- Can I use Huly for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Huly best used for?
- Huly is most often used for replacing multiple saas tools with one self-hostable platform, remote team collaboration with persistent virtual offices, issue tracking synced with github, combined docs and project management for small teams. Of those, replacing multiple saas tools with one self-hostable platform and remote team collaboration with persistent virtual offices are not what Linear is typically brought in for.
- What can Huly do that Linear cannot?
- Huly covers Team Planner, Project management, Virtual Office, Real-time chat. Linear covers Fast, real-time sync, Keyboard-first design, Automatic issue tracking, Cycles (sprints).
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Huly: What does Huly cost?
Huly's cloud offering has a free Common plan plus paid Rare ($19.99/mo), Epic ($99.99/mo) and Legendary ($399.99/mo) tiers based on storage and video/audio traffic, plus a custom plan.
SourceHuly: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?
The free Common plan includes unlimited users and Huly objects but caps storage at 10GB and video/audio traffic at 10GB.
SourceHuly: How is usage metered?
Huly charges cloud users based on consumed storage (for attachments and documents) and network usage for audio/video calls, while Huly objects themselves stay unlimited on every plan.
SourceRelated pages
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- Linear vs Datadog
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